POLI 221 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Charlottetown Accord, Veto, Winnipeg General Strike

• School: McGill University
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLI 221
• Professor: Rick Schultz

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Minimum age of 30 appointment for life have a relatively high property qualification ( of equity in land) Sir john a. macdonald argued that the senate should protect minorities and the rich were always fewer in number than the poor. * amendments could not increase taxes or expenditures. In fact, the senate does play a role in this. Gibson makes the point is that the problem does not lie in the senate, but lies in the house of commons; the problem is also that you cannot get rid of the. Parliament, but the professor also believes that the senate is necessary. Investigations the study of various public problems by senate committees o. Commons o e. g. 1984, 1988 liberal have a majority in the senate o e. g. 1984, 1988 liberal have a majority in the senate e. g. 1981 introduction of the gst.